I have been a trip to Stoff og stil, a fabric shop. My husband joined me, but regretted after we'd been there a while. We bought curtains for my sons room, the kitchen and curtains to go underneath the bed for my daughter. I also bought three cuts of some nice Christmas fabric. Have absolutely no idea what to make of it, but I'm sure I'll find some inspiration at Hobbyboden. I also bought a fabric with lovely colorchanges in blue, pink and purple. Thought I should have a go at the needlecase. Couldn't resist some wooden buttons and some ribbons.

I have knitted two Christmas presents, a purple calorimetry and a red wrap, is it called that? Haven't had time to bead in threads yet. Both are knitted in Juvel, wool yarn. I knitted a purple neck as well in alpaca from Du store alpakka. Frustration hit when I realised I didn't have enough yarn, so now I don't know what to do but I have to start all over.

Finally I got my secret pal-gift for July. It took time, but I got a message that it was delayed and I've been gone as well. This gift was worth a wait. It's easy to notice that Margrethe had read my wishes, because the yarn was picked for me. Very, very nice to receive gifts like this one. I also got a pattern for a woollen hat for the blue yarn, which was picked with my son in mind, and a pattern for mittens for the white glitter yarn and pink yarn, which was picked with my daughter in mind. My daughter screamed of joy while opening the pink packet. She told me to knit something nice for her, because that yarn was hers. Thanks a lot for a great packet, Margrethe. I guess it won't be long before I use it.

I'm almost done with the Christmas calendar. The only thing left is a few details, but I'm doing it a little at a time. Have worked so much with it that I'm almost bored with it. It will be done in time for Christmas at least.

I'm also done with my Aurelia-socks. They fit perfectly and should have been done earlier this summer, especially with the weather we've had here;) They will probably be good during autumn as well. They are knitted in Opal cotton.

The summer is still absent. The only positiv thing about that is that I'm getting more work done during rainy days than during hot sunny days. I've finished a pair of socks knitted in Opal, a Christmas present.

I have received a great packet in the mail from Strikk innom. Lovely yarn from Kauni and a new sockyarn, at least it is for me. I'm really looking forward to knit with this yarn. I have my plans ready. I'm going to knit a Flower basket shawl from the rainbow colored Kauni-yarn, and that's for me. The brown Kauni-yarn I'm going to knit another shawl to a friend for Christmas. The sockyarn is going to be a Christmas present as well. All I need now is a lot of time to knit.

Today another great packet came in the mail, this time from 123stitch. I ordered two Christmas stockings for my kids. I have no intention of getting them ready before Christmas, but thought I might finish them during Christmas.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Ikke så mye tid til å blogge i sommerferien. Ikke for at vi er på lange feriereiser, men har vært uten nett en ukes tid. Foreløpig har ikke været vist seg fra den beste siden, mye regn og lite sommervær. Det har betydd at jeg har fått ganske god tid til å gjøre håndarbeid. Jeg har fått strikket sokker i Opal. De er flerfargete og en julegave, så de blir mitt juli-bidrag til Gavealongen og Farge-alongen.I don't have time to blog that much during the summerholidays. Not that we have any long trips planned, but I have been without internet access a week. The weather haven't been nice so far, a lot of rain and nothing like the weather in summer should be. On the other side, I have had time to do a lot. I have knitted socks in Opal. They are multicolored and a Christmas present, so they are my contribution to the Gift-along and the Color-along for July. Jeg har også startet på julekalender til lillegutt. Dessverre så ble kalenderen jeg broderte til han ødelagt i flommen. Jeg er usikker på om jeg skal gi denne til lillegutt eller om den skal bli en julegave til nevøen min. Kan nok godt hende at det blir en julegave. Blir det julegave så må den nok åpnes 1.desember.I have also started on a Christmas calendar for my son. Unfortunately the calendar I embroided to him last year was ruined in the flood. I'm not sure if I'm going to give this to my littleman or if it's going to be a Christmas present for my nephew. Could very well be a Christmas present. If it's a Christmas present, it has to be opened at 1st of December. Folk er så snille. Har fått to gaver til fra noen inne på Hobbyboden. Jeg er så takknemlig. Tusen, tusen takk. Jeg føler virkelig at jeg har startet på et nytt garnlager. Det er deilig. Den på det nederste bildet er fra kattemor. http://www.prestefruen.blogspot.com/ Den på det øverste bildet er fra in-my-mothers-name. http://in-my-mothers-name.blogspot.com/People are so nice. I have received two more gifts from somebody at Hobbyboden. I'm so grateful. Thanks a lot, girls. I really feel I have started on a new yarn stash. That's great. The last picture is from kattemor, http://www.prestefruen.blogspot.com/ and the one with the Kool Aid is from in-my-mothers-name. http://in-my-mothers-name.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Jeg fikk en kjempehyggelig overraskelse i posten her forleden dag. En pakke fra Barbro. http://blogg.hobbyboden.com/barbro/index.php Hun syntes det var så trist at garnlageret mitt forsvant i oversvømmelsen vi hadde i kjellern at hun sendte meg fire nøster Rauma finull for å starte nytt garnlager. Tusen, tusen takk. Det var kjempesnilt og jeg skal nok finne bruk for Rauma finull. Har faktisk aldri prøvd det garnet før, så det var utrolig kjekt. I got a super nice surprise in the mail just the other day. A packet from Barbro. http://blogg.hobbyboden.com/barbro/index.php She thought it was so sad my yarn stash was ruined in the flood we had in our basement, so she sent med four skeins of Rauma wool to start a new yarn stash. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. So nice and I'm sure I can find a project to use Rauma wool. I have actually never tried the yarn before, so it was a great packet.

I crochet on my Ripple. It takes time but it is moving slowly forward. I've had a break because the warm weather is making it to hot to crochet, even though the sun is nowhere to be seen. It's still hot to crochet on a big woollen ripple. My ripple is now 110 cm long.

I have started on a pair of socks for myself in Opal cotton. I had a bit of a problem deciding which pattern to use, but landed on this http://blog.erdufylla.net/free-patterns/aurelia-socks/ Eunny's Bayerische socks are really tempting, but I think they are best in skein of one colored yarn. They are on my to do list.

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